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Clarity Without Cure: The Supreme Court’s reinterpretation of Articles 200 and 201 and the future of federal governance
The opinion restores textual fidelity to Article 200, but its institutional hesitations risk enabling executive obstruction of democratically enacted State legislation
K’taka HC likely to issue directions for rehabilitation of Urban Homeless
The court observed that the guidelines under the central scheme, National Urban Livelihoods Mission needed to be implemented
UP: Father of gang-rape survivor dies in alleged accident
Alleging the accident to be a murder, family and members demonstrated on the Kanpur-Sagar highway demanding swift action against the accused.
Anti-CAA protests: Allahabad HC grants bail to student activist
The Single-judge Bench observed that the State’s counter affidavit against him does not mention any unsocial and unlawful activity
Uttarakhand HC raises concern over “medieval age” condition of prisons, calls for report
The court observed that it was important to wean away undertrials from criminal life and to reform convicts
SC to examine whether gold smuggling is terrorist act under UAPA
Kerala High Court had held in February that gold smuggling with a mere intent of illegal profit cannot be a terrorist act
Gujarat HC suggests the State to prohibit social exclusion of menstruating women
The court has proposed a set of directions that the Government should follow to end menstruation taboo, affecting women’s mental and fundamental rights
Delhi HC slams Centre for ‘unsatisfactory response’ to plea seeking appointing members to NCM
The Court asked the Centre to file another affidavit giving proper timelines for appointment of the Commission that is functioning with a lone member
SC allows States to be impleaded in plea seeking protection of rights of migrant children
The apex court was hearing a plea filed by a lawyer highlighting that during the pandemic, children of migrant workers have been pushed into child labour, and steps need to be taken for their access to education and health care
Delhi Violence: Court grants bail to two accused of being present at crime scene
The district court observed that they lived in the vicinity of the crime scene, and hence their presence was “but natural”
Madras HC allows display boards that mention caste names
Says that every individual has the freedom and choice to put up display boards as long as it is not offensive or obscene
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